The massive recall by Toyota of 8.4 million vehicles (8 million for unintended acceleration (which as of this date has not been adequately diagnosed) and 400,000 for brake problems is, according to the company, attributed to over expansion and insufficient attention to quality. Toyota’s organization was unable to cope with the building of upwards of […]
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BP’s Hidden but Rapidly Changing Culture (for innovation)
May 26th, 2010
With the failure of its off-shore drilling rig and its tarnished reputation for offshore drilling, world-wide attention has been drawn to BP. This failure is not the image which BP has worked for over the past 3 years under the leadership of Tony Hayward. BP you would think, wants to be known as innovative. Its […]
GE - the decision to off load its media assets
December 2nd, 2009
It should come as no surprise that GE is off loading its media assets. Why? One major reason is that the culture of GE is dramatically different from the media business and, over the long term, just does not fit. GE thinks long term, its initiatives are based on an understanding of R&D spending, and the company […]
Latest ’scores’ suggest that those corporations with a score higher than 60 should have a close look at their culture for supporting innovation.
February 23rd, 2008
A review of the latest results from the Check-Up, which show an average Total Score of 59 and a median of 59, suggest that those corporations with a higher total score should carefully examine their results. Ascertain which of the Factors are the major contributors to the high score and which of their own assessments, when […]
Whirlpool Corporation is the latest nominee.
February 22nd, 2008
Find out why Whirlpool Corporation has just been placed on the list ‘On the Top’ as one of the world’s most innovative companies.
Welcome.
February 19th, 2008
Welcome to corporateinnovationonline.com, the web site dedicated to achieving a better understanding and improvement to corporate innovation.
This web site is intended to be used as a research and idea facility for those wishing to understand more about corporate cultures which support, or detract from, innovativeness. The notion is that by being able to profile ones’ […]
